Samtech Manufacturing purchased land and a building for $4 million. In addition to the purchase price, Samtech made the following expenditures in connection with the purchase of the land and building: Title insurance Legal fees for drawing the contract Pro-rated property taxes for the period after acquisition State transfer fees $ 25,000 9,500 45,000 4,900 An independent appraisal estimated the fair values of the land and building, if purchased separately, at $3 and $2 million, respectively. Shortly after acquisition, Samtech spent $91,000 to construct a parking lot and $49,000 for landscaping. Required: 1. Determine the initial valuation of each asset Samtech acquired in these transactions. 2. Determine the initial valuation of each asset, assuming that immediately after acquisition, Samtech demolished the building. Demolition costs were $340,000 and the salvaged materials were sold for $5,500. In addition, Samtech spent $88,000 clearing. and grading the land in preparation for the construction of a new building.

On 13 February 20X5, Reekwa Company purchased an office tower for $31.1 million. The office is a mixed-use property: it is owner- occupied and includes rental units. The fair value of the building on 31 December 20X6 is $31.5 million and $28.0 million on 31 December 20X8. At the time of purchase, the office tower has a remaining useful life of 25 years, and is amortized on a straight-line basis. Required: 1. Should the office tower be considered property, plant, and equipment or investment property? Property, plant, and equipment Investment property 2. Assume the property is determined to be PPE, and management applies the elimination method for the revaluation model. Prepare the required journal entries for the revaluation of the office tower in 20X6 and 20X8. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) No 1 Date 31 December 20X6 No journal entry required 2 31 December 20X8 Accounts payable General Journal Debit × ×…

Zabinski Co. paid $150,000 for a purchase that included land, building, and office furniture. An appraiser provided the following estimates of the market values of the assets if they had been purchased separately: Land, $20,000, Building, $150,000, and Office furniture, $30,000. Based on this information the cost that would be allocated to the land is: a. $17,500 b. $20,000 c. $25,000 d. $15,000

Millbourne corporation has acquired a property that includes both land and a building for $550,000. The corporation hired an appraiser who has determined that the market value of the land is $350,000 and that of the building is $480,000, at what amount should the corporation record the cost of land? A) $147,000 B) $363,000 C) $231,000 D) $275,000